In message to country, Yunus lauded students who made 'Second Victory Day' possible, while also calling for an end to attacks on members of Awami League & religious minorities.
Yunus, founder of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank, is set to head the interim govt after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. The Hasina-led administration had slapped over 190 cases on him over the years.
The newly appointed government will fill the political void formed following PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation and is also expected to hold elections soon after taking charge.
Student protesters have been demanding his return; currently, he is in Paris. In January, he was convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws and is currently out on bail.
Giving shelter to Sheikh Hasina 'showed we uphold loyalty to old friends', experts said, adding that India had not burnt bridges with Bangladesh’s opposition either.
Muhammad Yunus, who scripted a microfinancing revolution in Bangladesh, is reported to have agreed to students' demand that he return to the country to take up the position.
Supporting Yunus is crucial, particularly in enabling him to use his influence, ideas, and energy for the common good, and therefore maximise the good he can do for people, institutions, governments, and academia.
In exclusive interview with ThePrint, Muhammad Yunus rules out political role for himself, adds people in Bangladesh blame US for always trying to do things there through India.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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